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Medicaid MCOs not working in Missouri, inhibiting expansion, MO could learn from CT’s experience
Legislators are reluctant to expand Missouri’s Medicaid program because the managed care organization (MCO)-led program not as efficient as the…
CTNJ Op-Ed: McDonald’s rejects chicken fed antibiotics
An Op-Ed today in CT News Junkie celebrates McDonald’s for refusing to sell food from chickens fed antibiotics. 23,000 Americans…
Cutting HUSKY parents increases the total cost of care by $500 per person
The Governor’s budget proposal to cut 34,000 working parents from the HUSKY program into AccessHealthCT will increase the total cost…
CT exchange premiums still fourth highest in US, negotiating premiums could help
A new analysis by the Urban Institute comparing health insurance exchange premiums across the US finds that CT’s 2015 premiums…
Free dental clinic next weekend
The annual CT Mission of Mercy annual free dental clinic will be this Friday and Saturday at Western CT State…
Health reform update – the power of price transparency, more SIM concerns
At an important Public Health Committee hearing Wednesday, Senate leaders from both parties testified together on a slate of seven…
More good Medicaid news
At today’s Medicaid Council meeting we heard about the impressive new resources and supports for members and providers in the…
CT 2015 insurance exchange enrollment – the numbers are in
Two thirds of CT residents who secured coverage through AccessHealthCT’s portal this year were eligible for Medicaid, according to the…
Students try to testify
A CT Mirror Op-Ed describes the challenges facing CSCU students who tried to testify at the Appropriations Committee hearing on…